Saturday, November 22, 2014

11 Signs You’re A Mature Soul

The sensitive, the complex, the internally restless … If there was
one type of person in life that could embody all of these three
elements, it would be the Mature Souls of the world.

Mature Souls are the diplomats of this planet, the introspective
self-explorers, the existential idealists, the angsty artists and the
humanitarian environmentalists. If you can identify with any of these
groups of people, you are most likely a Mature Soul.

The Difference Between Old and Mature Souls

While Mature Souls feel an innate sense of disconnection from the elementary, infantile and materialistic views held by other Soul Ages, they feel less at peace than Old Souls
do due to their inner turmoil. This may be because Mature Souls are
still in the process of transition from the external world to the
internal world, the material world to the spiritual world, and the
physical world to the psychological world.

As a result, Mature Souls feel a lot of confusion, displacement and uneasiness
in their lives, seeking to reconcile their deeper inner dreams, beliefs
and values with their personal, interpersonal and global perceptions of
the world.

Just as each Soul Age, or level of conscious evolution, transitions
into the next, so too can the Mature Soul share a variety of
characteristics with both Young Soul attitudes, as well as Old Soul mentalities.
Living life as a Mature Soul can certainly be challenging and isolating, but there are many of us out there who share the same journey. So if you think you may be a Mature Soul, read the signs below!

1. You ask deep questions about life.

“Why am I here?”, “What happens after death?”, “Am I being authentic to my life purpose?”, “How can I truly
find my life calling?” Such are the types of questions asked by Mature
Souls in an attempt to understand the truth of their lives, and
existence as a whole. Many Mature Souls spend large amounts of their
lives pursuing the answers to such complex questions.

2. You crave self-expression.

To live an authentic life, self-expression is not only important, but vital
for Mature Souls. Whether through artistic, humanitarian,
philosophical, environmental, spiritual or other types of pursuits,
Mature Souls must express their deeper, inner passions and
callings. Otherwise, without this freedom, Mature Souls feel empty,
depressed or caged in.

3. You tend to be a pacifist.

Due to their sensitive natures, Mature Souls rarely support violence,
warfare or hostility of any kind, whether inter-personally or
inter-racially. For this reason, they rarely get involved in career
paths that involve conflict (e.g. law, politics, navy, army, air force,
etc.)

4. You are highly compassionate.

Mature Souls are often deeply caring people who are disturbed by the
pain and suffering of others. “Your misfortune is my misfortune” is
usually an unspoken feeling many Mature Souls carry, and often this
leads to the development of Empathic abilities
throughout their lifetimes. The ability to feel and experience what
other living beings do often adds to their internal conflict.

5. You tend to be moody.

Still identifying closely with their thoughts and feelings, Mature
Souls tend to be moody and changeable due to their inability to detach
themselves from their ever-changing emotional landscapes. Mature Souls
are still in the process of learning awareness of what is, acceptance of what was, and non-identification with their transient emotions.

6. You pursue knowledge for its own sake.

It’s uncommon for Mature Souls to gain high qualifications, diplomas
and other certifications merely for monetary or social status
incentives. Rather, Mature Souls love to educate themselves to improve,
extend and deepen their understanding of other people, the universe and
most essentially, themselves. As existential confusion and a
sense of “not feeling at ease” constantly plagues the Mature Soul,
seeking out knowledge is one of the most favored ways this Soul Age
soothes their inner discomfort. Many Mature Souls are avid readers or autodidacts for this reason.

7. You always feel as though you are “searching for something”.

This elusive and pervasive feeling drives a lot of the Mature Soul’s
pursuits in life. “Who am I really?”, “What will make me happy and
whole?”, “How can I feel fulfilled?” In essence, the Mature Soul feels a
constant sense of discontentment and restlessness in their lives. Most
are trying to find what, if anything, will make them happy, whole and
filled with that mythical sense of inner peace many proclaim to have
attained.

8. You are open-minded.

Rarely ever dogmatic or straight-laced, Mature Souls are the free spirits and free thinkers
of the world who will often explore many different paths in life in an
attempt to find themselves and understand the universe. Many Mature
Souls drift for large periods of their lives back and forth between
various lifestyles, spiritual traditions and social movements. Very
little is off-limits to them.

9. You are prone to excessive psychological stress.

Mature Souls are highly complex people, still learning the best ways
to juggle and reconcile the inner and outer worlds, the mundane with the
sacred and the meaningless with the meaningful. Their highly sensitive
natures, for this reason, are prone to mental, emotional and sensory
overload which can result in a variety of psychological stresses and
illnesses (e.g. chronic fatigue, depression, anxiety, high blood
pressure, fibromyalgia, etc.) Unfortunately, this can also lead to drug
and alcohol problems for those who don’t learn the appropriate coping
mechanisms, as ways to mask their unresolved pain. However, for those
who have learnt ways to deal with psychological stress, these
Mature Souls often enter the counseling and psychology fields with great
success.

10. You value meaningful relationships.

A warm and supportive family, a loyal and tender friend, an attentive
and gentle lover – such is what Mature Souls highly value in life:
someone to deeply connect with. This is also what tends to create a lot
of strife in the Mature Soul’s life if they are unable to find or
establish such harmonious bonds. Nevertheless, the Mature Soul cares
greatly about others, and so craves for others to treat them in the same
manner.

11. You are an intense person.

Whether mentally or emotionally (or both), Mature Souls are rarely
ever the phlegmatic, frigid or apathetic people of life. Rather, their
inner angst often fuels their social interactions and personal
pursuits. Thus, the Mature Soul may come across as being overly
earnest, passionate or even forcible in their daily lives. Their intensity makes them excellent activists, artists, and writers.

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Although complex and moody, Mature Souls
like Old Souls often feel older than their age reflects, seeking for
meaning, purpose and wholeness in life. Are you a Mature Soul? I’d love to hear your feelings, thoughts and experiences below. You might also like to take our Mature Soul test!